Examples of borrow pit in a Sentence
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Lake Sandy Jo is located in Gary’s Black Oak section on a 50-acre site at 3615 W. 25th Ave., which includes the former 40-foot-deep water-filled borrow pit.
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Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022
Baldwin County: $4 million to convert an existing borrow pit into new wetlands that will improve water quality and reduce flooding in the Magnolia River watershed.
—al, 15 Oct. 2021
Under the new regulations, county commissioners would have to approve a permit for a borrow pit greater than 5,000 cubic yards, down from 10,000 cubic yards under the previous rules.
—Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022
Baldwin County: $4 million to convert an existing borrow pit into new wetlands that will improve water quality and reduce flooding in the Magnolia River watershed.
—al, 15 Oct. 2021
Under the new regulations, county commissioners would have to approve a permit for a borrow pit greater than 5,000 cubic yards, down from 10,000 cubic yards under the previous rules.
—Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above
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“Borrow pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borrow%20pit. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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